Bio

Named “Artist To Watch 2011” by Beatportal, Deathface (AKA Johnny Love and vocalist Adri Law) comes at you hard with the release of “Fall Of Man EP.” Out today, this six-track EP is inspired by Midwest hardcore of the 90’s, Magic the Gathering, woodland bonfire parties and white trash drug debauchery, and musically Atari Teenage Riot and Aleister Crowley. It’s the soundtrack to The Omen’s Damien Thorn and The Exorcist’s Regan MacNeil dropping 2C-B at Anton LaVey’s first rave. Scary, right?

Now for some history…Johnny Love is one of the most provocative figures in dance music. A native of Southside Chicago, Johnny rose to infamy in his hometown in the early 2000’s throwing a series of events at The Jerkstore that shunned predictable-dance-rock for eclectic and loose cuts from minimal techno to French touch house. The parties got so wild that Love was imprisoned by the Chicago police on more than one occasion.

With things too hot in Chicago, Johnny moved to Los Angeles and formed hard-hitting electro-house duo Guns N’ Bombs who were quickly offered a contract by Kitsuné founder Gildas Loaec. After a vast amount of critical acclaim and the making of many friends, enemies and frenemies Guns N’ Bombs disbanded in 2009, and Johnny decamped to a hideaway in Charlotte, NC to craft Deathface’s swift and deadly takeover and work on various collaborations, including an amazing t-shirt through Mishka designed by Seattle’s death-rock-obsessed streetwear giants Actual Pain.

Deathface is currently planning the Fall Of Man Tour (a sequel to 2010’s American Gothic tour) for April and dates will be announced shortly. Deathface will also appear at SXSW and Miami Music Week. Check below for full tour schedule.

 

“Put this kid on before The Prodigy and they’ll find any excuse not to go on…Deathface transports hardcore rave into the next decade. Adrenaline driven….and trust me when I say this , it’s not some paid-for opinion which is included in some marketing budget. Awesome & dangerous.”

– ALEC EMPIRE OF ATARI TEENAGE RIOT

“Keep an eye out and ear open for this dude! He’s making some of the hardest stuff we’ve heard out of the stateside scene and plenty of people are taking notice…” – MAD DECENT

“Gift Of Fury” is a hymn for a choir that prays (or maybe preys) at the altar of Anton LaVey after slamdancing their fists into haloed faces the night before, all iron lungs led by vocalist Adri Law.” – RCRD LBL

“Gift of Fury is my shit!” – Diplo

“Sure as shit, its DOPE, it will def get in there.” – Bassnectar

“Go Johnny Go!!!!….full support from south america. death to false metal!” – MIXHELL

“‘Sick of it’ remind me my old punk rock time(yes I did haha)…love this one!” – Mikix The Cat

“I feel like someone just ripped my face off and threw it in a blender with a microphone up to it and i had headphones on that were connected to the mic. it was very enjoyable. this pretty nostalgic via Atari Teenage Riot days.” – AC Slater

“Bloodrave is retarded sick. Higher States of consciousness meets dubcore assault! All these other ones are awesome too. love the deathstep. will rep.” – Reid Speed

“This record has potential to start a fucking riot, deathface really has created his own subgenre!” – Flinch

“Hard shit. Bloodrave is def my fav!” – DZ

“HARD AS FUCK” – DJ Ayres